2022 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru

Together with his wife Florence, or “Flo” as she is known, Simon Mazzini has charted this Gevrey producer in a positive direction since taking over the estate in 2012. Since Flo was picking up the kids from school, Mazzini guided me through their latest vintage.

“It was a nice vintage simply because we could do vineyard treatments as we wanted using phytotherapy [the use of plant-derived medications in the treatment and prevention of disease.] There was no mildew. At the beginning of May, it was quite hot, so the vigor was high. We left around 6 or 7 buds on the branch. With the storm, we were lucky insofar that we have cover crops that prevented a lot of soil erosion. Did you know that it takes 1,000 years to make one centimeter of soil? Therefore, it is vital to maintain. The storm brought a lot of water, so we were happy as July and August were dry, with just 17mm falling on August 15. We did some green harvesting at the end of July, just Flo and me. Then we started the picking on September 6 in Chambolle-Musigny, a bit later, maybe, as we use whole bunches. We finished up with 42hL/ha on average, the second time more than 40hL/ha since 2017. Just the Clos Village required a little adjustment.”